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If you can’t hotplate these (I do with an identical unit), the best way I’ve found to solder them is to apply solder paste to the OUTSIDE edges of the pads, place the led in the middle, then using a hot iron (I’m at 680), push the solder towards the led. It’s absurdly simple once you’ve done just one, and after hundreds of these buggers (I have components on the other side of the board), I’ve only messed up one and that was because I put it on backwards and didn’t take the time to hot air it off, so I tore a pad. DERP!

Just recieved my order of 10.
I wanted to see if they would work for a project.
The data sheet is not working for the pin outs and is blank for most of the first few pages. I don’t know why.
Could the folks of Spark Fun please post the part number/manufacture so we can at least find a good data sheet. Or post the relevent information on the current consumption and ratings. The voltages you have already put.
I have not tried these for my project just yet.
Thanks again. :)

Not sure why you can’t access the datasheet, it looks OK here (maybe try a different computer?) In the meantime, here is the pinout from the datasheet. This is a top view of the chip:
6 5 4
| | |
- - -
^ ^ ^
| | |
1 2 3
1 to 6: green
2 to 5: red
3 to 4: blue
There is a mark on the corner nearest pin 1. The Vf on the LEDs is 2.0V for the red, and 3.1V for the green and blue. The absolute max current is 30mA for any LED (I’d keep it at 20mA to extend the life). Hope this helps!

Hmmmm - clicking the Datasheet link led to a bunch of unpleasant activity. I ended up with 20+ new windows opened and what not. Sparkfun, please store all reference material on your own server space so that we don’t have to visit more or less obscure external places of the cyber-world…

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